colágeno

adj

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The verdict

“colágeno” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,703
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rico em colágeno

Corpus desk

Index PT-colageno · colágeno · Portuguese

colágeno · rank #37,703 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,703
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cobalto

Nearest frequency peer: cobalto (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “colágeno”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “colágeno” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

colágeno vs colagem
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for colágeno
PropertyValue
Headwordcolágeno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,703
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colágeno”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.colágenocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cobalto” (#37,698), “chupada” (#37,694), “compulsório” (#37,712). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colágeno” fica em #37,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around colágeno, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,703 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "rico em colágeno".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for colágeno, with forms such as "ccolágeno", "cloágeno", and "colgáeno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "colagem", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is colágeno, spelled C-O-L-Á-G-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    rico em colágeno

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how colágeno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fibra colágena.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolágeno
  • cloágeno
  • colgáeno
  • collágeno
  • coláegno
  • colágenno
  • colágeon
  • colággeno
  • colágneo
  • coálgeno
  • oclágeno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colágeno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccolágeno1cloágeno2colgáeno2collágeno1coláegno2colágenno1colágeon2colággeno1
Edit distance from "colágeno"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colágeno"?
"colágeno" is spelled C-O-L-Á-G-E-N-O.
What does "colágeno" mean?
As an adjective, "colágeno" means: rico em colágeno
What words are commonly confused with "colágeno"?
"colágeno" is commonly confused with "colagem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "colágeno" come from?
"colágeno" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "colágeno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cruzador#37,732borgonha#37,671edificar#37,775anuência#37,627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

epiderme11 variantsviolador11 variantsinflexão11 variantsrouxinol11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list